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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Vance was both stunned and elated. When presented with a similar letter the previous morning, Begin had agreed to the meeting without a moment's hesitation. But this did not surprise U.S. officials, since the Israelis had been saying for months that they were prepared to attend another high-level session with the Egyptians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: A Move in the Chess Game | 8/21/1978 | See Source »

Moments later, the Secretary of State produced a crisp white envelope and read aloud the contents of the five-page handwritten letter. Sadat nodded his head slowly as he learned of the meeting, which Carter suggested be held in the U.S. on Aug. 26, and of Begin's acceptance. Sadat said that he preferred not to travel until after the end of Ramadan. Vance offered to change the date. Replied Sadat: "I accept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: A Move in the Chess Game | 8/21/1978 | See Source »

...With the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party up for election in December and rival candidates calling for the treaty with China for both trade and security reasons, Fukuda needed a foreign policy coup to bolster his position. The Russians responded again with a stiff protest. In a letter to Fukuda, Party Chief Leonid Brezhnev warned that Soviet policy toward Japan might be seriously affected if Tokyo signed the document. This time the warning was ignored. Said Foreign Minister Sunao Sonoda: "Japan will not tolerate instructions from another country on the conduct of its policies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ASIA: Friends Again | 8/21/1978 | See Source »

...letter to shareholders, Chairman John Riccardo and President Eugene Cafiero spoke of a need to concentrate the company's resources in North America. The point could be put more bluntly: Chrysler is so strapped for cash to spend at home that it can no longer afford aspirations to global power. Its share of the U.S. market has dropped to 12.8% this year, from 16.2% in 1970, and it must spend $7.5 billion over the next five years to expand and modernize its U.S. plants. It has no hope of financing those expenditures out of depreciation and retained profits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Chrysler Retreats from Europe | 8/21/1978 | See Source »

...stay the P.H. Brennan Hand Delivery Service from its appointed rounds, but the U.S. Postal Service has finally succeeded in doing so. For more than two years, Patricia and Paul Brennan delivered first-class mail along with other papers and parcels in downtown Rochester, N.Y. For 10? a letter, they guaranteed same-day delivery and served close to 400 satisfied clients...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Stamp Out Competition | 8/14/1978 | See Source »

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